DIRECT FX vs The Age
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DIRECT FX
Stay informed with real-time currency market news and live exchange rates. Set custom rate alerts and receive online quotes to manage your foreign exchange needs effectively. This app offers a seamless solution for individuals and businesses to control their FX.
- Updated market news
- Rate alerts
- Live rates
- Online quotes
- FX management platform
- Notifications
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Direct FX’s free app provides you with a seamless solution to: • Access regularly updated market news • Control rate alerts • Live rates • Receive online quotes • Download to maximise the above and more features Enable notifications and take control of your FX at your fingertips. Forex is Direct FX’s expertise which is why they value providing all of their customers with significantly better exchange rates than banks, immense insight into the currency market and have now designed this quality FX management platform purely for individuals and businesses like you.
The Age
Stay informed with breaking news and in-depth stories. Customize your news feed with topics you care about and listen to exclusive podcasts. Access premium content and daily puzzles with a subscription.
- Breaking headlines
- Push notifications
- Podcast catalogue
- Customizable news feed
- Today's Paper
- Daily crosswords
- Daily Sudoku
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Get straight to the stories that matter with The Age app. Top Stories and push notifications keep you up to date with breaking headlines while our Podcast catalogue lets you tune into thought-provoking audio storytelling and discussions from our newsroom. My News lets you customise your feed, showing the topics you're interested in, in the order you want them. The app is free to download. You can unlock unlimited access to all content with a Starter Digital subscription through the App Store. To unlock premium features such as Today's Paper and puzzles including Daily Crosswords and Daily Sudoku, you can subscribe to Premium Digital via in-app purchase. Additional information about Apple subscriptions: - Purchase of an auto-renewable, monthly subscription is required to access content on The Age app - Starter Digital subscriptions are available for AU$25.99 per month (or local currency equivalent) - Premium Digital subscriptions are available for AU$37.49 per month (or local currency equivalent) - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your iTunes App Store Account Settings after purchase - Your iTunes account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period Terms of use and privacy policy apply when accessing content via The Age app - Privacy policy: https://login.nine.com.au/privacy?client_id=theage - Terms and conditions: https://login.nine.com.au/terms?client_id=theage
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DIRECT FX at 100% against The Age's 27%. DIRECT FX also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). The Age's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. The Age sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. DIRECT FX asks for nothing beyond the download.
DIRECT FX ships an update every 2 months, The Age every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | DIRECT FX | The Age |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 27.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Collinson & Co. | Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited |
Customer experience
DIRECT FX
The Age
Bugs and requests
DIRECT FX
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
The Age
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent app crashes and freezes
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between sections
- Issues with downloading and accessing offline content
- Unreliable login and authentication processes
Requested features
5 requests- Bring back the old iPad app design and functionality
- Improve article saving and bookmarking capabilities
- Add more customization options for content display
- Enhance crossword and puzzle experiences
- Provide better support for offline reading
In-app purchases
DIRECT FX
No in-app purchases
The Age
- Starter Digital1 Month trial$17.991 Month
- Premium Digital1 Month trial$24.991 Month
